Compared with men, women are more prone to sleep disorders. Sleeping problems are more prominent in middle aged and in older women. Younger women...
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Menopause
Manage Menopause With Diet
Menopause could not be prevented. It can be delayed with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). After menopause, your body undergoes certain changes. During the childbearing age, a woman is protected from several diseases by the high estrogen level in the body. Fall in the estrogen level after menopause makes a woman susceptible to a large...
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Early Menopause – Causes and Risks
This is something every women hate to hear – early menopause. Menopause that occurs before 45 is known as early menopause. Early menopause that occurs before 40 is known as premature menopause. Several factors contribute to early menopause, most of which are beyond a woman’s control. To make matters worse, early menopause could not...
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Early Menopause Increases Heart Attack Risk
Early menopause doubles the risk of heart attack in women. The findings of the University of Alabama, Birmingham study, to be presented at the Endocrine Society meeting in San Diego, suggests that early menopause could considerably increase the risk of cardiovascular illnesses.
Menopause occurring before 46 is considered early menopause. Estrogen hormone, which...
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Hot Flashes in Menopause
Menopause is a transitional phase in a woman’s life. Cessation of ovarian function at the end of the childbearing age causes some temporary physical and emotional discomfort. Hot flashes or nigh sweat is one such bothersome symptom of menopause that affects several woman in the mid age.
Hot flashes
Hot flashes occur in about 40...
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Perimenopause Symptoms
Fluctuating levels of sex hormones and associated physical and behavioral changes bother women at different points in life. As the reproductive age of a woman nears its end and a woman approaches menopause, a series of physical discomfort precedes menopause. This transitional period is known as perimenopause or premenopause.
Perimenopause symptoms
Usually the symptoms of perimnopause...
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